Package



W. E. WILSON Dec 18, 1934.

PACKAGE Original Fried April 8. 1953 INVENTOR. ll dlier I h zlson.

ATTORNEY,

5. card colors, etc.

Reissued Dec. 18, 1934 No. 665,049, April 1933. Application for.

reissue March 22, 1934, Serial No. 716,814

16 Claims.

use in connection with the packaging of mer- V chandise contained inbottles, such as inks, show- It is particularly adaptable to anypackage-in which it is desired to maintain a plurality ofbottles in thepackage in an upright position in a manner to permit ready access to thecontents of the bottle without removal of the bottle from the package.

In the particular embodiment here shown my invention is shown as appliedto a childs paint set in which a number; of liquid colors are placed ina plurality of bottles which are maintained in the package embodying myinvention.

The sale of merchandise in smallbottles is highly desirable in a largenumber of classes of merchandise. Frequently, also, it is desirable tosell a plurality of such bottles in a single package. ,Prior to myinvention such packages have not been desirable from the standpoint ofthe customer or user of the merchandise contained in the bottles,because of the difliculty of removing the stoppers from thebottles andthe maintaining of the bottles in an upright position.

It also has been found with such merchandise, particularly withchildrens paint sets in'which liquid colors are sold in a plurality ofsmall bottles, that it is difficult to maintain the bottles in anupright position during use due, many times, to the unevenness of thesurface upon which the bottles are to be used and due also to therelative smallness of the bottoms of the bottles commonly employed insets of this, type.

It is, therefore, an object of my present invention to provide a packageparticularly adapted for the packaging of merchandise contained in aplurality of bottles and in which the bottles are securely held in anupright position at all times.

It is a further object of my present invention to provide a package inwhich a plurality of bottles are so held in an upright position that thestoppers or caps thereof maybe removed without removing the bottles fromthe package and without requiring a manual holding of the bottles.

These and variousother objects, features of arrangement, constructionand: operation, are plainly shown and described and will be best"understood by reference tothe accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view with a portion of the cover broken awayshowing a package embody- ,jngmy invention adapted for use as a paintset;

Fig. 2 is a staggered sectional View taken on the-line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3.-3of Fig. 1.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring more in detail to' the drawing, 10 designates the bottomportion of abox of conventional design on which is placed a telescopingcover 11, also of conventional design. A plurality of bottles 12'contain the merchandise to, besold. The depth of the box- 10 is:proportioned to the height of the bottles 12 in such a man-.- ner thatwhen the telescoping cover portion 11- is in place to close the box, itcontacts with the top of the plurality of caps 13- secured to pluralityof bottles 12 (Figs. 2 and 3-).

Placed in the bottom portion 10 of the box is. a partition 14. Aplurality of openings ofsuitable size and shape corresponding to thesize and" shape of thebottles 12to be containedtherein is provided inthe partition 14. Each of the plurality of bottles 12 is provided withlocking means; 15 and 16 formed as an integral part of the bottle 12.The openings in the partition 14 are so arranged that the partition 14extendsto the surface of the bottle 12 at a point between the lockingmeans 15 and the locking means 16 integral with the body of the bottles12., d

In the particular adaptation here shown, a plurality of pans 17 also areprovided and arepressedthrough suitable openings in the partition member14. I Y

In assembling a package embodying my invention, each of the bottles 12,is filled with the merchandise to be sold therein .and is then forcedthrough the openings in the partition 14 with a distortion of thepartition 14. The partition 14 isformed preferably of cardboard ofsimilar material so that it will yield slightly as the locking means-16is forced downwardly through the opening provided in the partition 14.The material employed toform the partition 14 should be of sufiicientresiliency to restore itself to its normal position so that the edges ofthe opening; in the partition 14 will engage the bottle 12 at a pointbetween the locking means 15 and the 100king means 16. r

A package embodying my invention thusmakes available to the user thecontents of any one of the plurality of bottles packed therein withoutaffecting the accessibility of any other bottle in the package; Theconstruction of the partition member 14 cooperating with the lock-ingmeans 15 and 16 serves to maintain the bottles 12 in a predeterminedupright position in the package. By providing a bottle of a shape otherthan circular as here shown, it is possible to remove any one of thescrew caps 13 from any one of the plurality of bottles 12 withoutturning the bottle in the package and without removal of the bottle fromthe package.

A package embodying my invention also facilitates the shipping ofmerchandise packed .in a plurality of small containers, particularlywhen arranged in the package as shown in the embodiment of my inventionset forth in the drawing and described in this specification. The cover11, telescoping over the bottom portion 10, contacts with the pluralityof caps 13 on the plurality of bottles 12 and serves to preventloosening of the caps on any of the bottles contained therein.

While I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, manymodifications may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention, and I do not wish to be limited to the precise details ofconstruction set forth, but desire to'avail myself of all changes withinthe scope of the appended claims. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of'the United States is: v

1. A package for a paint set or the like comprising a box having a fiatbottom, a spacer "partition sheet supported in the box in spacedrelation above said bottom and substantially parallel thereto, saidsheet having a rectilinear opening therein, 'a rectilinear bottleadapted to extend through said opening and having opposed vertical sidesengaging the opposed side edges of the opening, and parallel horizontalribs projecting outwardly from said sides and engaging opposite faces ofthe partition sheet along said edges to resist tilting movement of thebottle when supported within said opening.

above said bottom and substantially parallel thereto, said partitionsheet being formed of flexible material and having a rectilinear openingtherein, a rectilinear bottle adapted to extend through'said opening andhaving opposed vertical sides engaging the opposed side edges of theopening, and parallel horizontal ribs projecting outwardly from saidsides, the said edges of said opening being sprung intointerlocked'position between said ribs and engaged by said ribs tomaintain said .bottle against tilting movement when supported withinsaid opening."

3. A package for a paint set or the like comprising a box having a flatbottom, a spacer partition sheet supportedjin the box in spaced relationabove said bottom and substantially parallel thereto, said partitionsheet being form e'dof flexible material and havinga rectilinear-openingtherein, a rectilinear bottle adapted to extend through said opening andhaving opposed vertical sides engaging the opposed side edges of theopening, and parallel horizontal ribs projecting outwardly fromsaidsides, the said edges of said opening being sprung into interlockedposition between said ribs by movement of the bottle in a-substantiallyvertical direction relativeto the partition and engaged by said ribs tomaintain said bottle against tilting movement when supported within saidopening.

4.- A packageadapted for a paint set or the like and including aplurality of rectilinear bottles 1 maintained in upright-position in abox, each of said bottles having opposite vertically extending sides, aplurality of outwardly extending spaced ribs formed integrally with thesides of each of said bottles and extending outwardly from the surfacesof said sides on lines substantially parallel with a line extendingthrough the bottom of the bottle at a point approximating the center ofgravity thereof. I

5. A package adapted for a paint set or the like and including aplurality of bottles adapted to contain liquid paints, a box, a spacerpartition therein, each of said bottles having a plurality of spacedparallel ribs extending outwardly from the sides thereof on linesextending through the approximate center of gravity thereof and adaptedto be interlocked with said spacer partition and to cooperate therewithto maintain each of the bottles in uprightposition and against tiltingmovement in said box.

6. A paint set including a plurality of rectilinear bottles containingdiiferent colors of liquid paints, a box, a spaced partition formed of asheet of flexible material having a plurality of spaced rectilinearopenings therein and secured to said box in spaced relation to thebottom thereof, each of said bottles having outwardly extending flangesintegral with the sides thereof at theapproximate center of gravitythereof and adapted to be maintain each of said bottles against tiltingmovement and in a predetermined position in said box.

'7. A paint 'setinc'luding a plurality of rectilinear bottles havingopposed vertically extending sides, a plurality of spaced outwardlyextending ribs integral with the sides of each of said bottles at theapproximate center of gravity thereof, a box portion, a spaced partitionformed of a sheet of flexible material secured to said box portion inspaced relation to the bottom of said box and having a plurality ofrectilinear openings therein corresponding in shape to the shape of saidbottles but having slightly smaller dimensions than the outer dimensionsI of the said flanges, 'the edges of said openings being adapted to besprung into interlocked position between the outwardly extending flangesof said bottles,

thereby to maintain said bottles againsttilting' movement and in apredetermined position in said box.

8. A paint set including a plurality of substanpartition adjacent theopenings therein when the edges of the openings of said partitionmemberare sprung into interlocked relation with said ribs.

9. A paint set including aplurality of substantially square bottlescontaining different colors of 1 liquid paints, a box,'a spacedpartition formed of a sheet of flexible material having a pluralityjofsubstantially square openings therein secured in said box in spacedrelation to the bottom'thereof and extending on a line substantiallyparallel thereto, a pair of'spaced ribs extending outwardly from thesides of each of said bottles at the approximate center of gravitythereof, the said ribs being adapted to engage the opposite faces ofsaid partition adjacent the openings therein when the edges of theopenings of said partition member are sprung into interlocked relationwith said ribs by movement of the bottles in a substantially verticaldirection relative to said partition.

10. A package including a plurality of bottles, a box, a spacerpartition having bottle securing openings therein, each of said bottleshaving a bead extending outwardly from the sides thereof on a lineextending through the approximate center of gravity thereof and adaptedto be interlocked with said spacer partition and to cooperate therewithto maintain each of the bottles in upright position to resistsubstantial tilting movement in said box and to resist but not preventvertical withdrawal therefrom.

11. A package comprising a bottle having up right rectilinear sidewalls, a carton surrounding said bottle and having a spacer elementtherein provided with an opening adapted to receive said bottle uponvertical insertion of the latter into the opening, said opening havingrectilinear edges conforming to said rectilinear side walls andcontacting therewith to maintain the bottle in up right position withinthe opening and to resist turning movement of the bottle within theopening, said bottle having a bead or beads projecting outwardly from arectilinear wall or walls thereof and adapted to lap an edge or edges ofsaid opening to resist removal of the bottle from the opening.

12. A package comprising a bottle having upright rectilinear side walls,a carton surrounding said bottle and having a spacer element thereinprovided with an opening adapted to receive said bottle upon verticalinsertion of the latter into the opening, said opening havingrectilinear edges conforming to said rectilinear side walls andcontacting therewith to maintain the bottle in upright position withinthe opening and to resist turning movement of the bottle within theopening, said bottle having a circumferential bead projecting outwardlyfrom the rectilinear walls thereof and adapted to lap the edges of saidopening to resist tilting of the bottle in the opening and to interlocksaid bottle in said spacer.

conforming to said rectilinear side walls and contacting therewith tomaintain the bottle in upright position within the opening and to resistturning movement of the bottle within the opening, said bottle having acircumferential bead projecting outwardly from the rectilinear wallsthereof on a line passing substantially through the approximate centerof gravity ofsaid bottle when filled and adapted to lap the edges ofsaid opening to resist tilting of the bottle in the opening and tointerlock said bottle in said spacer.

14. In a package comprising a carton having a spacer element therein andin which the spacer element is provided with an opening havingrectilinear edges; a bottle having upright rectilinear side wallsconforming to said rectilinear edges of the opening and adapted to bevertically inserted into'the opening for confinement therein by contactwith said edges, said side walls having beads projecting outwardlytherefrom and adapted to lap the adjacent rectilinear edges of saidopening whereby cooperation of said edges with said side walls and beadsis effective to maintain the bottle in upright position in the cartonand to resist turning movement thereof within said opening.

15. In a package comprising a carton having a spacer element therein andin which the spacer element is provided with an opening havingrectilinear edges; a bottle having uprightrectilinear side wallsconforming to said rectilinear edges of the openingand adapted to bevertically inserted into the opening for confinement therein by contactwith said edges, said side walls having beads projecting outwardlytherefrom on lines passing substantially through the approximate centerof gravity of the bottles when filled and adapted to lap the adjacentrectilinear edges of said opening whereby cooperation of said edges withsaid side walls and beads is effective to resist substantial tilting ofthe bottle in the carton or turning movement thereof within saidopening.

16. In a package comprising a carton having a spacer element therein andin which the spacer element is provided with an opening havingrectilinear edges; a bottle having upright rectilinear side wallsconforming to said rectilinear edges of the opening and adapted to bevertically inserted into the opening for confinement therein by contactwith said edges, a circumferential bead projecting outwardly from saidside walls and adapted to lap the adjacent rectilinear edges of saidopening and cooperating therewith to resist substantial tilting of thebottle in the carton or turning movement thereof within said opening.

WALTER E. WILSON.

